The challenge of coalition government : the Italian case

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Label

The challenge of coalition government : the Italian case

Title remainder

the Italian case

Statement of responsibility

edited by Nicolò Conti and Francesco Marangoni

Contributor

• Conti, Nicolò
• Marangoni, Francesco

Subject

• Coalition governments
• Coalition governments -- Italy
• Italie
• Italy
• Italy -- Politics and government -- 1994-
• Italy -- Politics and government -- 1994-2018
• POLITICAL SCIENCE / General
• Politics and government
• Since 1994

Language

eng

Summary

"Since the advent of the Second Republic in Italy in the mid-1990s, a new generation of politicians has announced a shift in the system toward greater governmental leadership, policy innovation, government accountability and responsiveness to the citizens. Yet in recent years government has experienced frequent crises and deadlocks, policy blockades and undisciplined parliamentary majorities. Has the attempt to change the nature of the Italian government totally failed? This book addresses this question by empirically assessing and theoretically evaluating the outcomes of the new system. It asks whether there has really been a shift toward a more majoritarian democracy and examines why alternation in power has failed to produce a more efficient and responsive government. It evaluates the connections between cabinet, parliament, parties and citizens, and in doing so, brings together diverse areas of inquiry such as government, legislative, party and public opinion studies. Drawing from comparative theory but also considering the impact of country-specific determinants, it explains the very nature of the Italian government from the point of view of its achievements and its failures. This text will be of key interest to scholars and students of government, comparative and Italian politics, and more broadly those with an interest in government, democracy and Italy"--

Member of

• Routledge advances in European politics, 111

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Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

320.945

Index

index present

LC call number

JN5452

LC item number

.C46 2015

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Routledge advances in European politics

Series volume

111